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Mitchell D. Weiss

Mitchell D. Weiss

Student Loan Tug of War

On April 13, 2021, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) conducted her first hearing on student loans as chair of the Senate Subcommittee on…

4 min readApr 30, 2021

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Mitchell D. Weiss

A False Remedy

During his campaign and most recently, president-elect Joe Biden committed to discharging $10,000 of higher-education debt per borrower…

6 min readNov 24, 2020

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Mitchell D. Weiss

Genius or Grifter?

In my Practical Finance text, which I use in the undergraduate courses I teach, I write about the responsibilities that entrepreneurs have…

2 min readOct 28, 2020

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Mitchell D. Weiss

Thoughts at a Hypertense Time

The election is fast approaching. And when I’m not preoccupied with wearing a mask, washing my hands, maintaining a safe distance and…

7 min readOct 25, 2020

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Mitchell D. Weiss

A Hard Lesson

It was 1980. The prime interest rate that banks charged their most creditworthy borrowers had risen to an unprecedented 21.5%, and I had a…

4 min readSep 14, 2020

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Mitchell D. Weiss

When You Point a Finger…

Some time ago, I accepted a challenging consulting engagement with a national bank. The chairman and CEO of one of its multibillion…

3 min readAug 31, 2020

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Mitchell D. Weiss

RECAPTURING A SIMPLER PAST FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

We are witnessing a truly surreal spring semester for the nation’s colleges and universities.

3 min readMay 1, 2020

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Mitchell D. Weiss

CARES Doesn’t Care Enough about Student Loans

The COVID-19–driven financial collapse has exposed an ugly underbelly of economic truths, not least of which the severity of the student…

5 min readApr 17, 2020

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Mitchell D. Weiss

How to Prepare Your Family for the Worst-Case Scenario

3 min readApr 10, 2020

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A Kind Word in a Student’s Dark Moment

You’re a 20-year-old college student, and all your “live” courses are now being taught online. So there you are, alone in your room with a…

3 min readApr 10, 2020

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Mitchell D. Weiss

Mitchell D. Weiss

Financial services entrepreneur, author, Exec. in Res. University of Hartford, adjunct faculty Rutgers University. www.mitchelldweiss.com

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